Summary:
Bellefontaine City serves roughly 2,229 students across four schools — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — covering grades PK through 12. The district overall is rated 2 stars and ranks 442 of 773, or the 43rd percentile, but that single district rating masks meaningful differences between the individual buildings. Spending figures in this data date to 2018–2019, so treat them as historical.
Bellefontaine Middle School is the standout on current ratings: 508 of 1,046, the 51st percentile, and 3 stars — the only school in the district with 3 stars. Its Algebra I proficiency is 92.5% (61.6% statewide, and 100% the prior year), and 6th- and 7th-grade math also beat the state. Eighth-grade math is its weak spot at 37.8% versus the state's 52.0%. Bellefontaine High School is the improvement story, rising from the 39th to the 49th percentile, graduating 99.5% of students, and improving every End-of-Course subject. Its concern is chronic absenteeism at 35.0%, well above the district's 25.4%.
Bellefontaine Intermediate School sits near the district average at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars. Its 5th-grade math result of 67.6% beats the state's 59.1%, and its 18.4% chronic absenteeism is the lowest in the district, but 4th-grade English Language Arts is a clear gap at 50.0% versus 61.8% statewide. Bellefontaine Elementary School serves PK–2 and has no recent state test data, so it cannot be compared academically; its absenteeism is 23.0%. Note that the elementary and intermediate schools have much larger student-teacher ratios (20.5 and 20.2) than the middle and high schools (15.5 and 15.6).
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